Ring electrode for radio-frequency heating of the cornea: Modelling and in vitro experiments

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 630-639

  Berjano, Enrique J ^a   Saiz, J ^a   Alio J L ^b   Ferrero, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b School of Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computer model; Cornea; Finite element method; Hyperopia; Radio frequency; Thermokeratoplasty

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VISION;

HYPEROPIA; RING ELECTRODES; THERMAL LESIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; CORNEA THICKNESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HYPERMETROPIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY; REFRACTIVE KERATOPLASTY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0345531155     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02349970     Document Type: Article

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